[PHP-DB] Query in a function

[seriousj]

Hello
I have a query that I have placed in a function that is in a file that I
"include" in the page to be displayed. It doesn't work. I know that the code
works because when I place the code in the page to be displayed directly it
works fine.

I can't figure it out. Thanks in advance for any help.
John

Here is the function contained in lib.inc:
function type_select()
{
   $connection = mysql_connect($server, $user, $pass);
   echo("<select name=\"type_id\">");
   $query1 = "SELECT * FROM type";
   $result1 = mysql_db_query($db, $query1, $connection);
   echo(!isset($type_id)?"<option value=\"\">--Please select a
Type--</option>":"");
   if(mysql_num_rows($result1) > 0)
   {
      while($row1 = mysql_fetch_array($result1))
      {
         $result1_type_id = $row1["type_id"];
         $result1_type_desc = $row1["type_description"];
         echo("<option ");
         echo(isset($type_id)?($result1_type_id==$type_id ? "selected " :
""):"");
         echo("value=\"");
         echo($result1_type_id);
         echo("\">");
         echo( $result1_type_desc);
         echo("</option>");
      }
   }
   else
   {
      echo("<option value=\"error\">Error</option>");
   }
   echo("</select>");
}

And here is the call to that function in the page that is displayed:
include("lib.inc");
?>
<form method="post" action="disp_item_test.php">
<?
//TYPE selection
if(!isset($type_id))
{
       type_select();
}

And here is the error message:
Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server
through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) in
/web/sites/268/seriousj/www.mccartney.f2s.com/opus/tnzp/lib.inc on line 21




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